Building Products of USA & Canada

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Building Products of Canada (BP) has been producing quality home building and home renovation products for over a century. They continue to be the products of choice in hundreds of thousands of homes across North America each year.

The company was originally incorporated as Building Products Limited in 1925 with the merger of two respected manufacturers. Bird and Son, founded in 1795, built what was to become BP’s fibreboard plant in Pont-Rouge, Quebec, in 1905. Ruberoid Company started up the LaSalle, Quebec, roofing plant one year later. The company brought its roofing and paper making capabilities to the West with the construction of a mill in Edmonton in 1951.

In 1964, the company was acquired by Imperial Oil.

In 1987, the company was purchased by Emco Limited, Canada’s largest distributor of plumbing products to the residential, industrial and municipal construction markets.

BP focused its attention on its core roofing business and, as one of the continent’s largest producers, on its diversified line of wood fibre products.
BP’s penchant for product innovation appeared in many forms over the years, from its invention of vinyl siding back in the ‘60s to its recent introduction of the patented Enermax acoustical panels, now the leader in its category. Manufacturing joint ventures and other forms of partnership with some of the industry’s most important players has enabled the company to expand capacity, introduce new technologies and new products, and enter new markets. The company has also been recognized for innovative marketing, including award-winning merchandising systems and leading-edge e-business initiatives.

In 2003, BP was acquired, along with its parent company Emco, by private investors.

While drawing from its storied past, the company is clearly focused on the future. The core driver of its strategic plan is sustainability. Over the past few years, it has invested heavily in technology upgrades to ensure it remains at the cutting edge of product design and manufacturing excellence. Its products are right for the time and certain to be in demand for years to come. Its plants are in the industry’s top tier for efficiency and low cost production. The commercial, manufacturing and service groups across the organization work arm-in-arm to strengthen the company’s position in its core markets and to ensure it remains, for its expanding customer base, the supplier of choice.